Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Dec 13, 1977 (29 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on December 13, 1977 near Evansville-William H. Dress Indiana, United States with 29 fatalities.
- Date: December 13, 1977
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Evansville-William H. Dress Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 29
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A National Jet Services DC-3 charter carrying a university basketball team took off from Evansville in marginal weather. It struck trees after rotation, rolled and crashed, killing all 29 people aboard.